The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

14.  In Article 2—

(a) in paragraphs 10, 15 (in each place it occurs), 16, 17, 19 and 20, for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in paragraph 23, for “European Chemicals Agency established by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006” substitute “Health and Safety Executive”;

(c) in paragraph 24, for “established by the Member States to carry out the obligations arising from this Regulation” substitute “appointed to carry out the obligations arising from this Regulation, by the Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013(1) or the Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013(2) or (in relation to explosives) the Explosives (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(3);”;

(d) after paragraph 37, insert—

“38.   “UK mandatory classification and labelling list” means the list of mandatory classification and labelling requirements of substances and groups of substances established and maintained in accordance with Article 38A;

39.   “UK notification database” means the database established in accordance with Article 42;

40.   “European Chemicals Agency” means the Agency established by Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006(4) as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time;

41.   “EU CLP Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EEC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006(5), as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time.

42.   ‘Devolved Authority’ means:

(a) the Scottish Ministers,

(b) the Welsh Ministers, or

(c) a Northern Ireland department.”

(1)

S.I. 2013/1506.

(2)

S.R. 2013 No. 206.

(3)

S.R. 2015 No.236.

(4)

OJ No. L 396, 30.12.2006, p.1.

(5)

OJ No. L 353, 31.12.2008, p.1.